Microsoft Corporation stock performance
How MSFT has traded: the past year against the market, standard returns, where the price sits in its 52-week range, what it costs relative to earnings, and what it pays out.
The past year vs the market
Percent change in the closing price since Sep 16, 2025, excluding dividends.
Returns
| Period | MSFT | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -1.0% | -3.0% |
| 6 months | +22.6% | +12.7% |
| Year to date | +1.4% | +10.3% |
| 1 year | -3.7% | +14.3% |
Price returns to the close of Sep 16, 2026, excluding dividends. A period the history does not reach back into shows a dash rather than a shorter figure under the same label.
52-week range
MSFT closed at $490.30 on Sep 16, 2026 — 9.6% below its 52-week high.
Valuation
| Market cap | $3.7T |
| Price to earnings (TTM) | 27.6× |
| Price to sales (TTM) | 11.1× |
The figures here mix sources on purpose: the market capitalization is market data as of Sep 16, 2026, divided by trailing-twelve-month net income and revenue from Microsoft Corporation's filings with the SEC.
Dividends
Microsoft Corporation paid $3.64 per share over the trailing twelve months — a yield of 0.7% on the $490.30 close.
| Ex-dividend date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | $0.91 |
| May 21, 2026 | $0.91 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $0.91 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | $0.91 |
Related
- MSFT financial history: revenue, margins, and cash flow →
- Big tech compared: MSFT against its peers →
Share prices and dividends are market data — daily closing prices for the listing as traded, not figures from company filings. Returns are price returns and exclude dividends; past performance does not predict future results.